My pleasure, Alice.
Well technically, Fr Serge hasn't been here all this while since you missed him. That Tuesday following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday which he celebrated for us, he went to Melbourne for the Orientale Lumen Conference. Then just yesterday evening he arrived in Singapore again and will only leave for Dublin on Friday. While he is here, we thought it would be a good idea to arrange for an Akathist service. And thankfully, we were granted the use of a school chapel, which certainly helps save money. Renting the church we used for the vigils and Divine Liturgies wasn't cheap, as Edward would tell you!
I am also grateful that we are able to publicize this event on the forum. On the last occasion, apart from the post that Edward put up, publicity was limited largely to email contacts and word of mouth, for reasons I would rather not disclose. Much to our surprise, there was at least one person who attended the services (faithfully I might add) who had not been part of our email list. From what he said, I figured he probably read about the event from the forum and so he came. So the announcement here is for that same purpose, for the benefit of those in Singapore with a keen interest in the Christian East but are not within our circle of contacts.
Many Years,
Ernest
